All current high school students who have an early admit status by the scholarship deadlines are automatically considered for freshman academic scholarships.

Deadlines:

• November 15 is the deadline to apply to receive priority scholarship consideration
• May 13 is the final deadline to apply to receive any scholarship consideration

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Special Note for Fall 2022 Freshmen

In order to provide a more generous scholarship distribution, ATU has developed a new framework for freshman academic scholarships. This framework will go into effect immediately to provide the most benefit to our students as possible, as quickly as possible.

What this means for you

While we are in this transition year, Fall 2022 entering freshmen will be considered for scholarships under both the previous Fall 2022 scholarship tiers and the new Fall 2022 scholarship tiers. These changes result in Fall 2022 students being considered for one scholarship under two sets of tiers.

This means that the Admissions Office will examine each students' academic record and award the scholarship that garners the most funds for that student. Students awarded a scholarship will receive one freshman academic scholarship under the tier that benefits them most.

If you have questions about this process, please contact the Admissions Office at scholarships@atu.edu.

 

 

New Fall 2022 Scholarship Tiers

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Supplemental Scholarships

Students may receive one supplemental scholarship award which can be bundled with a freshman academic scholarship and Concurrent Advantage Scholarship.  A limited number of supplemental scholarships will be awarded for the fall 2022 semester.

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Additional Scholarships

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New Fall 2022 Scholarship Renewal Requirements

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Previous Fall 2022 Scholarship Tiers

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Scholarship Requirements & Policies

 

Additional Scholarship Requirements

• Applicants must be graduating seniors and admitted as first-time entering undergraduates on the Russellville campus to be considered for scholarship offers.
  
  
• Students receiving scholarship awards must be US citizens or Resident Aliens.
  
  
• Only ACT or SAT exam scores will be used for scholarship consideration.  Superscores, or recalculated ACT scores using subset scores from multiple exams, will not be accepted.
  
  
• A traditional-aged high school student who opts to take the GED and scores a minimum of 690 may be considered for an academic scholarship offer.

 

Deadlines

• The priority deadline to apply for the Board of Trustees, Presidential, Deans, Green & Gold, and Leadership Scholarships is November 15.
  
  
• The final deadline is May 1.
  
  
• The national February ACT exam scores are the last results accepted for scholarship consideration.
  
  
• The deadline to apply to the University Honors Program is noon on December 1.

 

Scholarship Policies

• The application for undergraduate admission serves as the scholarship application for the Board of Trustees, Presidential, Deans, Green & Gold, Leadership, and Academic Scholarships.  There is not a separate application to complete; however, an early admission status is required.  An early admission file includes an undergraduate application for admission and current high school transcript with a qualifying GPA and ACT/SAT exam score.
  
  
• Applicants who are awarded during the priority scholarship round and raise their scholarship levels prior to the final scholarship deadline will be considered for an increase to the appropriate award levels prior to second round offers being made.
  
  
• Students may receive only one Tech-funded academic based scholarship in any semester.  However, students may receive an academic scholarship and a Concurrent Advantage Scholarship and a supplemental scholarship in the same semester.
  
  
• During scholarship selection, ACT/SAT score, GPA, and rank in class will be taken directly from our student information system; therefore, it is imperative that documentation of current information is sent to the Admissions Office before the priority/final deadline.
  
  
• Scholarship recipients must be admitted on the Russellville campus and enrolled in a minimum of 15 hours with a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file before a scholarship will be credited to a student’s account.  All additional information requested by the Financial Aid Office must be submitted by December 1 in order to meet the aid application requirement for second semester renewal.
  
  
• Scholarship recipients must either live in a residence hall OR receive an exemption to the residency requirements from the Residence Life Office in accordance with established University policy.  Recipients are responsible for making on-campus housing arrangements.
  
  
• Scholarships must be used the fall semester following high school graduation.
  
  
• Scholarships are awarded for consecutive fall and spring terms only and do not cover summer terms.  All hours must be at the undergraduate level.

 

Out-of-State Information

Applicants who live in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas are considered in-state for tuition purposes.  A limited number of out-of-state scholarship awards are made to applicants who live outside of Arkansas and its contiguous states.

 

Scholarship Renewal

Concurrent Advantage, Leadership, Green & Gold, Deans, Presidential, Board of Trustees and Academic Scholarships are renewable for seven consecutive semesters after the first or until the completion of an undergraduate degree, whichever comes first, provided the student maintains all scholarship renewal requirements.

Students who receive scholarship awards are responsible for knowing the renewal requirements to maintain the scholarships.

 

 

Stipends

Students who are recognized as Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholars are eligible to receive an Advanced Scholars Stipend.  The Advanced Scholars Stipend is awarded in conjunction with a university-funded academic scholarship.  Students may not receive an Advanced Scholars Stipend and a University Honors Stipend in the same semester.  Students who fail to retain their university-funded academic scholarships forfeit the Advanced Scholar Stipends.

 

Scholarship Stacking

Scholarship awards are subject to Arkansas Department of Higher Education Scholarship Stacking Policy, Arkansas Act 1180 of 1999.

 

Act 323

To remain in compliance with Act 323 of 2009, the University reserves the right to cancel or modify any scholarship funded by the institution at any time.